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Podcast: Milky Seas

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team February 10, 2022
The recreated <em>Götheborg</em> sailed into Stockholm as part of the celebration around Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling's wedding on June 19, 2010.
sailors

To Build an 18th-Century Ship, Shipwrights Had to Remaster a Lost Craft

It took a lot of careful planning to once again bend wood with giant steam boxes.
Sarah Durn November 9, 2021
Ostend, Belgium

Bow of HMS Vindictive

A piece of the front end of a British cruiser that was used as a block ship in World War I.
The wreck lies in shallow water.
Harbor Beach, Michigan

The Wreck of the Dorcas Pendell

An easy-to-reach, century-old shipwreck in shallow and crystal clear waters.
The Deptford Anchor
London, England

Deptford Anchor

A much-loved local landmark pays tribute to the shipbuilding past of this area.
Berbera, Somalia

Berbera Shipwrecks

A surprising number of shipwrecks visible just off the Somaliland coast.
Hardanger Fartøyvernsenter and the Mathilde
Norheimsund, Norway

Hardanger Fartøyvernsenter (Hardanger Maritime Museum)

A living museum working to keep the traditions of building and repairing handmade wooden boats, ropemaking, and blacksmithing alive.
Pine Valley Chapel built without nails in 1868.
Pine Valley, Utah

Pine Valley Chapel

This church was constructed by a shipbuilder and designed like an upside-down boat.
The Old Quay at Newlyn Harbor.
Newlyn, England

The Old Quay, Newlyn

A medieval quay that was the Mayflower's final port of call before sailing for America.
Lightship Portsmouth Museum
Portsmouth, Virginia

Lightship Portsmouth Museum

A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.
Receivers on the vessel's aft deck, shown here between deployments, survived rough seas—not one device was lost during the expedition.
volcanoes

The ‘Swell’ Job of Sorting Out New Zealand’s Unusual Earthquake Patterns

Researchers braved storms and monstrous underwater mountains to learn why one region’s earth-shaking is so peculiar.
Gemma Tarlach August 2, 2021
Eastern white pines at sunset in Reed, Maine.
forests

Where Are the Last of Maine's Historic King Pines?

Deep in the wilderness, some say, forest giants claimed by the British Crown still tower above lesser trees.
Emily Cataneo July 1, 2021
F14 Fighter Jet
Alameda, California

USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.
Suriname-Rivier
Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname

Suriname-Rivier

An old Dutch lightvessel is now stuck in a dock near the mouth of the Suriname River.
Reykjavik, Iceland

Skemmtigarðurinn Grafarvogi

This Viking-inspired miniature golf course features a pirate ship and views of Icelandic landscapes.
Smaller icebergs can shape-shift, and end up rolling or flipping.
ships

The Iceberg Trackers Keeping an Eye on the Ocean's Behemoths

As well as smaller bergs that can be more dangerous to ships.
Luna Shyr March 10, 2021
Seaman's Memorial Tower
Aransas Pass, Texas

Seaman's Memorial Tower

A tower that pays homage to local sailors who perished under the waves.
The Portland Observatory
Portland, Maine

The Portland Observatory

The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.